Augustine SKIDMORE

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‘A gentleman of Budbrooke and Long Itchington (places hard by Stratford-on-Avon), was born perhaps about 1540, son of Edward Skidmore of Siddington Langley, Gloucestershire. He married Margery, seemingly a daughter of _______ Burnill, who married secondly Peter Chrispe on 26 January 1577/8 at Budbrooke. He was at Charlecote in 1564-7, but died at Long Itchington leaving a will dated 12 January 1576/7 and proved 26 October 1577. It named his brother Francis Burnill of Stratford-on-Avon and John Nason of Charlecote as overseers. He was buried within the church at Long Itchington and left four minor children there according to his will. Augustine Skidmore is styled a gentleman in his will, but he was a gentleman only by birth and lineage and clearly did not have the lands or goods to sustain him in this rank. His posterity were largely reduced to the yeomanry, and still later to agricultural laborers.